Windol Weaver
Windol C. Weaver is a former Republican member of the Maine House of Representatives, representing District 150 from 2006 to 2014.
Biography
Weaver's professional experience includes working as a stockbroker. He and served as a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Air Force.
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Weaver served on the following committees:
| Maine committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Marine Resources |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Weaver served on the following committees:
| Maine committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Marine Resources |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Weaver served on the following committees:
| Maine committee assignments, 2009 |
|---|
| • Ethics |
| • Insurance and Financial Services |
| • Marine Resources |
Campaign themes
2012
Weaver's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[1]
- Excerpt: "Reformed health insurance laws to increase competition and reduce premium costs."
- Excerpt: "Streamlined state regulations to support Maine's small businesses."
- Excerpt: "Introduced legislation mandating that State Employees pay part of their health insurance costs."
- Excerpt: "Worked with the Department of Marine Resources, local officials and York clam diggers to be the first town along the Maine coast to re-open its clam flats."
- Excerpt: "Passed the largest tax cut in Maine history, while passing a bi-partisan budget."
Elections
2014
- See also: Maine State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the Maine State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 10, 2014, and a general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for party candidates wishing to run in this election was March 17, 2014. The deadline for write-in candidates to run in the primary election was April 28, 2014, and the deadline for non-party candidates to run in the general election was June 2, 2014. District 1 incumbent Dawn Hill was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Windol Weaver was unopposed in the Republican primary but withdrew after the primary; John Carson was named as his replacement. Hill defeated Carson in the general election.[2][3][4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Dawn Hill Incumbent |
57.7% | 10,701 | |
| Republican | John Carson | 38.5% | 7,142 | |
| None | Blank Votes | 3.8% | 713 | |
| Total Votes | 18,556 | |||
2012
Weaver won re-election in the 2012 election for Maine House of Representatives District 150. Weaver ran unopposed in the June 12 Republican primary and defeated Ronald McAllister (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Windol Weaver Incumbent |
52% | 2,657 | |
| Democratic | Ronald McAllister | 48% | 2,453 | |
| Total Votes | 5,110 | |||
2010
Weaver's opponent in the November 2 general election was Democratic candidate Phyllis Giordano. Weaver defeated Giordano in the November 2 general election.[8]
| Maine House of Representatives General Election, District 150 (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Windol Weaver (R)
|
2,352 | 59% | ||
| Phyllis Giordano (D) | 1,523 | 38% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Windol Weaver ran for District 150 of the Maine House of Representatives, beating Ronald McAllister.[9]
Windol Weaver raised $5,207 for his campaign.[10]
| Maine House of Representatives, District 150 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Windol Weaver (R)
|
2,586 | |||
| Ronald McAllister (D) | 2,458 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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Weaver and his wife, Sondra, have two children. He has been a member of the American Legion, Daedalians, and Veterans of Foreign Wars.[11]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term Windol + Weaver + Maine + Senate
See also
- Maine State Legislature
- Maine House of Representatives
- House Committees
- Joint Committees
- Maine state legislative districts
External links
- Maine House of Representatives - Rep. Windol Weaver
- Official campaign website
- Profile from Open States
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006
Footnotes
- ↑ Maine Representative Windol Weaver, "Issues," accessed March 19, 2014
- ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "List of Primary Candidates," accessed May 8, 2014
- ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "List of Non-Party Candidates," accessed June 2, 2014
- ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "Primary Election - June 10, 2014," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "General Election - November 4, 2014," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ Maine Secretary of State, "2012 Candidate List," accessed May 14, 2012
- ↑ Maine Secretary of State, "Tabulations for Elections held in 2012," accessed March 19, 2014
- ↑ Maine Secretary of State, Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "Tabulations for ELections held in 2010," accessed February 18, 2014
- ↑ Maine Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "Official 2008 State House Election Results," accessed February 18, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Weaver, Windol," accessed March 19, 2014
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Windol Weaver's Biography," accessed March 19, 2014
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Maine House of Representatives District 150 2006–2014 |
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